{"product_id":"the-break-up-of-britain-paperback-by-tom-nairn","title":"The Break-Up of Britain Paperback by Tom Nairn","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                        \n                            \n                                \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                \u003cul\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVerso\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2021-06-22)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e464\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781781683200\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e374.22\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.79 x 5.09 x 1.17\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic text, with a new introduction by Anthony Barnett \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this classic text, first published in 1977, Tom Nairn memorably depicts the “slow foundering” of the United Kingdom on the rocks of constitutional anachronism, its fall from empire and the gathering force of civic nationalism. Rich in comparisons between the nationalisms of the British Isles and those of the wider world, \u003ci\u003eThe Break-Up of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e concludes by reflecting on the Janus-faced nature of national identity. Postscripts from the Thatcher and New Labour years trace the political strategies whose upshot accelerated the demise of a British order they were intended to serve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a second Scottish independence referendum beckons, a new introduction by \u003ci\u003eopenDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e’s Anthony Barnett underlines the book’s enduring relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Nairn\u003c\/b\u003e (1932–2023) was one of the UK’s most gifted left-wing thinkers and a towering radical imagination. His books included \u003ci\u003eThe Break-Up of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Left Against Europe?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43202500526241,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781781683200","price":32.25,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781781683200.jpg?v=1693947923","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-break-up-of-britain-paperback-by-tom-nairn","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}